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11 summer festivals in metro Atlanta to help you beat the heat
Summer festivals in metro Atlanta for 2026 include Grant Park's Summer Shade Festival and East Point's Atlanta African Dance & Drums Festival.
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12 Atlanta arts events to look forward to this week
Our 12 metro Atlanta arts events to look forward to this week include a Juneteenth celebration at the High Museum of Art and Blue Man Group at the Fox Theatre.
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Whole World Theatre co-founder now voices Mrs. Potato Head in ‘Toy Story 5′
Emory University grad and Whole World Theatre co-founder Anna Vocino takes over for former "Seinfeld" actor Estelle Harris, who died in 2022.
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Shakira, Ariana Grande and 9 more metro Atlanta concerts to attend this summer
Metro Atlanta concerts this summer also include AC/DC, Hilary Duff, Lionel Richie with Earth, Wind & Fire and Barry Manilow.
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Find books, Hot Wheels and local art in vending machines around Atlanta
Nontraditional vending machines are popping up around metro Atlanta selling items like books, Hot Wheels cars, art and bagels.
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Braves Country Fest has home run debut with Ella Langley, Cody Johnson
While the Braves were in New York to play the Mets, Truist Park was packed with thousands of fans enjoying singers Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Ernest and Mackenzie Carpenter.
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Dennis Quaid starring in new AMC ‘Thunder Road’ series shooting in Georgia
NASCAR is partnering with AMC on its new "Thunder Road" series, about a stock car racing family, which will begin filming in Georgia in August.
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Check out 6 summer beach reads that boast boatloads of humor and romance
Books by Atlanta bestselling authors Mary Kay Andrews and Emily Giffin top the summer reading list.
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Amid World Cup pomp, photographs honor quiet grit of college cheerleaders
Preview of Atlantan Jill Frank's “Discordant Structure” photos of Brenau Univerisity cheerleaders, displayed in the atrium of The Center in time for FIFA World Cup.
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Atlanta artist takes a jaundiced view of how the internet’s eye is on you
In his exhibit of drawings "SlopWorld" at Wolfgang Gallery, Atlanta artist Truett Dietz takes a jaundiced view of how web surfers are sized up and sold out online.